Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 256 Furious

The battlefield was cleaned up quickly, and no one was too lazy to bury the dead Mongols. They simply stripped their bodies and threw them deep into the grassland. Naturally, the animals on the grassland would help them deal with the problem, and it wouldn't be long before all traces would disappear completely.

As for dead and injured horses, they were basically treated in the same way. Dead horses were useless, and horse meat was unpalatable. Zhu Shenzhui and his men had enough supplies and did not need to rely on eating horse meat to supplement their supplies. Injured horses were basically useless, and keeping them alive would only increase their suffering. Giving them a direct blow was considered a way to relieve them from their suffering.

There were many good horses that could still be ridden. After counting, there were more than 260 horses, and these horses were just put to good use. As for the weapons of the Mongolian cavalry, such as sabers, bows and arrows, all the usable ones were collected, and the leather armor that was intact was also collected. The unusable ones were thrown aside as rubbish.

There were 387 pursuers, which meant that except for the 113 who were killed in the battles with Tana's men along the way, the rest were all here.

In this battle, the Mongolian cavalry captured 29 people, 22 of whom were slightly injured, and 7 were lucky enough to be uninjured. The number of Mongolian cavalry killed directly on the battlefield by Portuguese lances, bird guns, spears, and waist knives reached 345, and the rest were all seriously injured. In fact, some of the serious injuries can still be treated, and the most they will be disabled in the future.

But Zhu Shenzui was not so kind-hearted. When Lao Jin asked for his opinion on how to deal with the situation, Zhu Shenzui waved his hand without saying a word. Lao Jin grinned knowingly and then took his men to deal with all the seriously injured soldiers. In a blink of an eye, all these people turned from wounded soldiers into corpses.

Zhu Shenzui's cruelty and casualness frightened the 29 captives. These Mongolian cavalrymen were considered elite, otherwise Galiba would not have sent them to pursue Tana.

For them, killing was as easy as eating meat and drinking wine. Not to mention the Ming people, who were considered weak in their eyes, even the Mongols were the same.

But today's battle completely shattered their inner pride. This battle lasted only half an hour from start to end. They originally thought that it would be easy to kill Zhu Shenzui and his men, but they never expected that the result would shock them so much.

Our force was nearly ten times greater than that of the enemy, and it was cavalry against infantry, yet the enemy suffered zero casualties, while our side was completely wiped out.

When the surviving captives felt Zhu Shenzhui's sharp gaze sweeping towards them, they felt their whole bodies go cold, as if this gaze was a physical knife, directly on their necks. In their minds, Zhu Shenzhui had become a terrifying demon king, a demon king protected by Changshengtian, and an invincible demon king.

If not, how could they explain their tragic defeat? And how could they explain Zhu Shencui's victory in this battle? The Mongols had been afraid of those illusory things since childhood, and they had an innate worship of Changshengtian. Under these influences, they no longer had the slightest thought of resistance. They prostrated themselves before Zhu Shencui, their bodies trembling constantly, silently reciting scriptures, and praying that this demon king would spare their lives.

"Sixth Master!"

At this time, Ma Shizhou and Hu Lin came back. They looked tired, but in very good spirits.

Anyone who is being chased and unable to escape and then turns defeat into victory will have such a reaction, and Ma Shizhou and Hu Lin are no exception.

Nodding, Zhu Shenzui directly asked Ma Shizhou whether he had carefully looked at the bodies of the pursuers. Ma Shizhou naturally understood what Zhu Shenzui meant by this question, and immediately replied that he had carefully checked when he was cleaning the battlefield just now, and all the bodies, including the surviving Mongolian cavalry, were not missed.

According to his inspection, there are indeed a few familiar faces among these people, and these familiar faces are the horse bandits who attacked the caravan last time. Zhu Shenzhu was not surprised by this result, because he already knew who attacked the caravan last time from Tana's words, and asking Ma Shizhou was just to confirm it.

"Let's set up camp, brothers. Have a good rest today. You've worked hard."

"Yes!"

The two men clasped their fists and replied that today's battle was not only unimaginable to the pursuing Mongolian cavalry, but even they were stunned by it.

Ma Shizhou and Hu Lin were well aware of how elite the Mongolian cavalry chasing them were. The two sides had fought many times along the way. In order to escape the pursuit, they even used life-saving muskets, but even so, they only caused more trouble to the other side and still could not get rid of the other side's pursuit.

If they hadn't run into Zhu Shenzhui, Ma Shizhou was sure that they would never be able to escape back to the Ming Dynasty. It would only be a matter of time before they were caught up and killed. But what about now? In the blink of an eye, these elite Mongolian cavalry were completely wiped out, not a single one escaped, and their opponent was only the less than 60 people led by Zhu Shenzhui. Such a comparison of forces and such an astonishing result gave them an incomparable shock.

Hu Lin couldn't understand how these elite Mongolian cavalry became soft persimmons in Zhu Shencui's hands. Ma Shizhou was a little better. After all, he was a low-level military officer in the border army. He had been on the battlefield and had seen something from the tactics used by Zhu Shencui's men.

"Sixth Master, these people you bring are... Zhejiang soldiers?" Ma Shizhou asked in a low voice.

The so-called Zhejiang soldiers were the official name of the Qi Family Army, which had been stationed at the border for many years. Although Ma Shizhou had never worked with the Qi Family Army, he had heard of their reputation. Moreover, the Qi Family Army's mandarin duck formation and chariot formation tactics were unique in the world, and even though he had never seen them with his own eyes, he had heard of them.

Zhu Shenzhui shook his head slightly. Zhejiang soldiers? Both the Zhejiang soldiers and the Qi Family Army have become history. After the Battle of Hunhe, the Ming Dynasty no longer had these two names. This unit is a new army trained by Zhu Shenzhui. Although their predecessor was the Qi Family Army, they no longer belong to the court, but to themselves.

Seeing that Zhu Shenzhui did not comment, Ma Shizhou was even more confused, but Zhu Shenzhui did not say anything, and as a subordinate, he could not ask too much. In addition to the origin of this army that made him curious, there was another point that made him a little confused, because when he was cleaning the battlefield after the war, he felt that this fierce army seemed to be on the battlefield for the first time, and many people did not seem to be veterans from the expressions and reactions of many battles.

Under such circumstances, Ma Shizhou was even more surprised. It would be even more shocking if this was a newly trained army that could achieve such a result.

After the Qi Family Army was completely wiped out in Hunhe River, Ma Shizhou once lamented that there was no such a strong army in the world anymore. But now this small force appeared, Ma Shizhou was surprised but also excited. As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, especially a former low-ranking officer of the border army like Ma Shizhou, he was naturally very proud to see the birth of the Qi Family Army again.

As he had many things on his mind, Zhu Shenzui had no intention of explaining things to Ma Shizhou and the others for the time being. Anyway, there was plenty of time in the future, so these things could be put aside for the time being.

As the sun sets and night is approaching, it is definitely impossible to leave today, so Zhu Shenzui also orders to set up camp on the spot.

After this battle, although the results were amazing, his men were all new recruits after all, and they still needed to make the necessary physical and psychological adjustments. Letting everyone have a good night's rest and recovering was the basis of leading troops, and Zhu Shenzhui still had many questions to ask Tana and Ma Shizhou. He had to thoroughly understand the situation of the tribe and then decide what to do next.

Before sunset, the camp was set up and the captured Mongolian cavalry were all tied up and guarded by special personnel. The others ate and rested as scheduled. In Zhu Shenzui's tent, Zhu Shenzui called all the people on his side over and they all sat cross-legged.

On Zhu Shenzhui's right hand side was Tana holding a child. The little guy had woken up a long time ago but was not making any noise. He was licking the candy Zhu Shenzhui gave him with relish, his round eyes looking curiously at the familiar or unfamiliar people around him.

On the right is Wang Jinwu. He can sit in this position because of his different identity. He is not only Zhu Shencui's cousin, but also holds the military rank of a centurion. In this respect, he is second only to Zhu Shencui.

The next one is Lao Jin. The reason why this battle was won so easily is due to Lao Jin's contribution. If it weren't for his strict training and command on the battlefield, it would have been impossible to win so easily. Moreover, Lao Jin is not only an instructor invited by Zhu Shenzhui, but also a veteran of Qi's army. Now that he has made such a great contribution, it is natural for him to sit in this position.

Next came Ma Shizhou and Hu Lin, one on the left and one on the right. They were both the leaders of the caravan and people Zhu Shenzhu trusted. This time, Tana and her son were able to escape thanks to their decisiveness, especially Ma Shizhou, who made a great contribution. Otherwise, they would not have met Zhu Shenzhu and his party and would have been caught up by the pursuers.

Finally, there were Wang Hai and Li You. Wang Hai was Zhu Shenzhui's loyal servant. He also protected Tenger with his own body along the way, so that the little guy was unharmed. In order to protect Tenger, Wang Hai was hit by two arrows in the back, but fortunately he was wearing leather armor and the injury was not serious. Now he has taken medicine and bandaged it and is no longer a big deal.

Li You is Li Hu's only son and Wang Jinwu's disciple, so he can be considered his junior. Moreover, although Li You was young, he performed well in this battle and commanded properly on the battlefield. Therefore, he also has a seat in today's meeting, which can be regarded as recognition and encouragement to him.

Seeing that everyone was present, Zhu Shenzui first asked Ma Shizhou and Hu Lin to tell everyone what had happened in the tribe. The two of them immediately began to tell the story in detail. As they spoke, Wang Jinwu and others who didn't know the situation were first stunned, and then showed anger. They never thought that such a thing would happen.

"Sixth brother, what are you waiting for? If we don't kill this bastard, how can we brothers swallow this breath?" As soon as the two finished talking, how could the hot-tempered Wang Jinwu sit still? He had a good relationship with Zhu Shenzhu since childhood. Although they were cousins, they were closer than brothers. Zhu Shenzhu kept the things he did on the grassland secret from others but never from him. Although he had never seen Tana, he knew about the existence of Tana and the child.

On the one hand, Wang Jinwu came to the grassland to train his troops, and on the other hand, he had long wanted to meet his Mongolian sister-in-law and nephew. Who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing before he even arrived at the tribe? How could Wang Jinwu bear it? Especially this Galiba, who actually plotted against his cousin? He almost killed his sister-in-law and nephew? This is really intolerable. How dare he bully his brothers? Can he still be considered a man if he doesn't take revenge?
(End of this chapter)